The Sergeant Thomas Joseph Sullivan Center

“Part iii line 28: medical research relating to complex deployment-related illnesses: as part of its research program, the ssc monitored implementation of grants that it made to various medical institutions. The ssc visited national jewish health's center of excellence on deployment-related lung disease and received briefings on the progress of a jointly project funded to develop a non-invasive test to help diagnose serious small airway lung injury that has been found in many veterans of our nation's recent wars. The project that the ddc jointly funded at stony brook university school of medicine to study the genomics and inflammatory changes from exposure to iragi dudts resulted in findings that were briefed to an institute of medicine meeting in early 2015. Another jointly funded project at georgetown university medical cetner is now underway and aimed at developing biomarkers for gulf war illness. Line 29: awareness & advacocy the scc continued to raise public awareness about deployment-related illness, through newsletters, podcast interviews, and posting of information resources on the scc website. It advocated for veterans health issues at various fora, including meetings of the department of veterans affairs, including its research advisory committee on gulf war veterans illness, and a committee of the iom studying the implementaion of a registry for veterans who were explosed burn pits and other airborne hazards. The scc has also monitored and encouraged implementation of defense health board recommendations on deployment pulmonary health. It also has participated in a toxic wounds task fource with outher veterans health groups that support public policy solutions to inadequate health care for veterans suffering from the invisible wounds of war caused by toxic exposures. To help spread awareness and encourage efforts to tackle difficult medical issues, the scc continued its practice of recognizing personal who have made outstanding contributions to veterans health. The 2015 sergeant sullivan award for deployment health excellence was made to dr james baraniuk of georgetown university medical center, who made groundbreaking findings of brain abnormalities in veterans suffering fomr gulf war illness.”

“Functional expenses:administration: ($73,420),fundraising: ($9,486), research: ($48,691), awareness: ($63,949) part i line 20: ending balance of 2014 differs from beginning balance of 2015 because of changes in receivables and corrections to misc payroll liabilities.”

“Medical research; research; national jewish health: 1400 jackson st., denver, co, 80206; none, 30000”

“Business Expenses 7039.”

“Operation Expenses 8839.”

“Payroll Taxes 6022.”

“Payroll Processing 3528.”

“Travel 2566.”